The Russellville School Board unanimously approved the expulsion of a junior high school student during its regular meeting Tuesday.

According to Superintendent Danny Taylor, the student's expulsion was recommended due to "violation of student discipline policy," and will be effective for the remainder of the school year.

Taylor said the student has not been in school since Dec. 10.

In other business, the board also approved the purchase of 240 graphing calculators for the junior high and high school at a cost of $89 apiece, plus tax. The calculators are Texas Instruments TI-83 models.

Nathan Barber, assistant superintendent, said money was budgeted to purchase 220 calculators for the junior high school. The high school academic booster club has raised $900 toward the purchase of 20 calculators for the high school, which will fund 10 calculators. The district will purchase the remaining 10, Taylor said.

Junior High Principal Alene Bynum said having the calculators was necessary for student success.

"We will not be competitive with other students across the state unless we have the TI-83s," Bynum said.

The board also approved an ethics disclosure resolution for board member Leon Anderson. Anderson serves on the Board of Directors of Simmons First Bank, where the school district has an activity account.

Taylor said the district was doing business with Simmons Bank before Anderson was a member of either board. He said he thought the state Department of Education would accept the "arm's-length association," between the bank and the board.

School districts are required to disclose information when business is conducted between the district and a member of the board, faculty, staff or spouses of district personnel. After the board approves a resolution disclosing the business relationship, the state department has to give its approval to the arrangement.

Board members approved two student transfer petitions, one from Russellville to Dover and one from Atkins to Russellville. Two petitions were denied, one from Dover to Russellville and one from Hector to Russellville, at Taylor's recommendation because of lack of space in the program the students would be enrolled in.

Textbook adoptions for the 2005-06 school year for elementary language arts were approved.

Board members also approved the revision of the Parent/Teacher Conferences for Elementary and Secondary Schools, as well as recommending reduction in force policies to the personnel policy committee.

After an executive session, the following resignations were approved: Carolyn Harris, junior high custodian; William Huff, high school aide; Stacie Ford, part-time custodian; Brenda Robertson, child nutrition worker at Oakland Heights; Lorianne May, high school aide; Bob Nichols, district gifted and talented coordinator; Heidi Wilson, high school guidance counselor.

The board also approved the transfer of Emily Bradley from full-time aide to half-time aide at the Vo-Tech Center.